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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Consonant

/kän's(ə)nənt/ · Con·so·nant · IPA /ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/
01 a. Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; -- usually followed by with or to.
  1. 1.
    Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; -- usually followed by with or to.
    “Each one pretends that his opinion . . . is consonant to the words there used.” — Bp. Beveridge.
    “That where much is given there shall be much required is a thing consonant with natural equity.” — Dr. H. More.
  2. 2.
    Having like sounds.
    “Consonant words and syllables.” — Howell.
  3. 3.
    harmonizing together; accordant; as, consonant tones, consonant chords.(Mus.)
  4. 4.
    Of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.
    “No Russian whose dissonant consonant name Almost shatters to fragments the trumpet of fame.” — T. Moore.
02 n. An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet o…
  1. 1.
    An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character representing such a sound.